Rejected, And Became A Heiress (Cara)

Chapter 139 Chapter 139

Alaric's POV

Work has kept me busy these past few days, tying me to my office and my desk more than I would otherwise like.

But proposals needed approved and papers needed signed. Though my heart remained in Bloody Moon pack lands, I couldn't abandon all of my responsibilities to pursue it.

Besides, even I can admit, that after everything I've done, wooing Cara again is going to take time. It's taken me far too long to recognize my feelings for her, and in that time she has learned not to trust me. It will take time to tear down that foundation of mistrust and rebuild.

I need time to show her that I am the kind of man she can depend on, and that I won't hurt her again.

"You've been working nonstop the past few days," my beta John says. He is a good man. Not as talented a beta as Cara, but no one would be able to fill the shoes she left behind. "I think it would be in your best interest if you took the evening off to rest."

As he suggests it, I notice that my eyes are drooping somewhat and my movements are more sluggish than they should be.

Maybe I have been overdoing it, trying to finish all my work so that I can return to BloodyMoon and Cara as soon as possible. My heart is pushing me forward, but even a body as strong as mine has limits.

John is right to call me out. I need rest.

"Thank you, John," I say, admitting defeat. "I think I will turn in for the night."

John nods, then helps me sort everything on my desk so that in the morning, I can return and pick up right where

I left off.

At home, I shower and crawl into bed. The minute my tired bones hit the mattress, I feel just how truly exhausted I am. Closing my eyes, I'm asleep in seconds, the fastest I've ever fallen asleep in my life.

My sleep is not peaceful.

I dreamed of my childhood.noveldrama

Running through the woods, I'm a frightened little boy, lost and searching for home.

Have I been this way already?

These trees and this brush look familiar. But all of it looks familiar. Every tree in this forest, to my young, tear- filled eyes looks the same, and my sense of smell hasn't developed enough to help me determine the distance.

In a panic, I start to run, searching and calling and crying. My eyes are so blurry that I only realize there's someone ahead of me when I accidentally plow into her.

In a blink, I'm sitting behind the desk of my office with a newly-graduated Cara standing before me. She's taken the vows to be my beta, and today is her first day. She stands tall and ready, professional in every way - except in her gaze. Those beautiful eyes look at me, so trusting and innocent, so filled with love. "...Cara," I whisper, longing filling my own heart.

A mournful wolf howl breaks the scene.

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Suddenly, I'm standing in a hospital room, at Cara's bedside. The slow beeping of her heart monitor assures me she is alive. But she's pale and still in the bed.

The car accident caused a miscarriage. Our baby was gone, but Cara is still alive.

"I never want to see you again," I hear her voice in my ear. It's detached from her body, as she remains resting on the bed, yet I hear it clear. "It's too much."

"Leave me, Alaric, leave me please..."

"I want to live my own life..."

"Cara...!"

My eyes opening, I snap upright in the bed. My chest heaving, I look around, frantically searching for Cara.

But I'm no longer in the hospital. I'm in my own bedroom instead.